Goodman Fielder names finance chief

Goodman Fielder has hired Patrick Gibson to be CFO of the listed food maker, replacing Shane Gannon who departs this month to be finance boss at property developer Mirvac.

Mr Gibson has been the group financial controller at global logistics company Brambles since 2008.

Mr Gannon was hired in 2011 to help turnaround Goodman Fielder, which has been struggling with high input costs and a price squeeze from supermarkets.

Mr Gannon replaces Greg Dyer, who lasted just eight months at Mirvac after major ructions in the senior ranks of the company in 2012, including the departure of the CFO, CEO and most recently its chairman.

Mr Gibson will move to Goodman Fielder early in 2014, with head of strategy, Neil Kearney, acting in his role until then.